Big giant blog slacker!

I haven't even read anyone else's blogs lately because I have been feeling so guilty about being such a blog slacker. Not sure if I want to cut the blog out of my life or if I have just been way to busy with school, work, being sick, homework and a bunch of other stuff that isn't getting done around the house. Somehow I have to write a big important paper this weekend and get the house clean and ready for an appraisal. I am sure somehow it will all get done, but everything has felt really overwhelming lately. I can't wait to finish this month. I know your not supposed to wish your life away, but I am so sick of spending every minute on the weekends doing homework or feeling guilty for not doing homework. Yuck. Looking so forward to having some guilt free fun again (21 days to go)! On a positive note, I know I have a lot of support out there so even though it is all overwhelming, your cheering for me right? Can't wait to dig out of this hole and actually visit with friends and family again.

We're not the John and Kate plus 8

Darn it! I was hoping for at least a two for one for all this torture. But we only have one. We happily witnessed the heartbeat and found out I am really only 7 weeks and 4 days along. I am sure the midwife is wrong and we are right. We also had a super fun trip to Leavenworth where we spent the majority of the time catching up on television shows. Not having TV makes staying in a hotel so much more fun. We did peak out to go snowshoeing with our friends Sean and Sherilyn. The two hour flat snowshoe turned into a two hour straight up snowshoe. It was very fun and I felt very good. We came back Sunday rested, but it is only Tuesday and I already feel crazy. Deep breathe I can do it only 4 more days.

This blog is going to become about...

How freaking tired I am! How boring! Maybe I will come up with something more interesting to write. I am sitting in my second night of class and my eyes sting. Truthfully they have been stinging since 5 am body pump. And I am hungry. Does this prof really have to keep talking until 8:30 tonight? I hope not. Torture. Seriously.

Charge the Camera!

We have had 4 days off. It was especially needed for me. Damon probably thinks that no one could sleep as much as me! Today I got up at 5 am, ate, went back to sleep, got up at 8:30, went snowshoeing for 2 hours. Went back to sleep from 12:30 to 3:00. Now I have officially been up for 3 hours, we even made it to the grocery store. Snowshoeing was beautiful. Tarn loved it, especially when we ran into a snowman someone had made, he ran back and hid behind us. Of course the camera was not charged to catch it on film. Tarn is funny and hopefully tired enough to not get a walk tomorrow.

Happy New Year!

Of course, I am glad to see 2008 go. Bye horrid president, bye horrid economy, hello 2009! Personally, 2008 was a very good year. Family and friends are healthy!!! And so far everyone seems to be weathering the economic crisis - knock on wood. I have been able to manage a full time job and school without too much chaos - knock on wood. We got new hardwood floors, french doors, built a patio and tiled the bathroom. (okay Dad did most of it and the baseboards aren't up, the bathroom still is in shambles, and the patio didn't really turn out - I think it is the thought that counts). Damon and I have both been exercising on a regular basis. And we are excited to be welcoming a new baby - knock on wood - this August. Therefore, I am not making any New Year's Resolutions this year - if I can maintain, I'll be in good shape, and if I can't then I can't - so be it. Happy New Years! Let this be the best year yet...and maybe even the blog will get updated every once in awhile.

How cute is this?

I stole this picture from my parents who are so nicely (thank you!) taking care of Tarn while our floors harden. We miss coming home to Tarn, but know he is having so much fun going to the dog park and having humans to follow around all day long. No Dairy and Tarn are not best friends - Dairy is so scared he is frozen. Dairy's defense mechanism is to not move. It must have served him well as he is able to avoid the monster's in the woods. I have been slacking on the blog. Life is chugging along and there really hasn't been any excitement. I have finished all of my classwork for my latest class so I am able to breathe again, this semester wasn't bad. I am really nervous about next semester/quarter as there will be three nights of classes per week. It will be 3 hard months and truthfully I am scared. But soon the house will be all in order and we are officially done. This house is as good as it gets after the baseboards get up and a coat of paint. We have all of our pictures up now and no clutter in the living room. I love it and am refusing to allow the clutter in the living room. We also have a flat screen television on the mantel not plugged in with no DVD player. The American Dream!

Leaves

Our tree is giving us so many gifts. Dropping pretty presents on the ground. Kitty wanted to get in the action. He has been sitting at the window watching for days. He got on his leash and went for a visit outside. He was shaking like a leaf. It is so pretty and sunny, the picture doesn't do the colors justice. Plus the lady next door mows the front 3 times a day to keep the leaves picked up. We haven't figured out how to get her inside the yard. Enjoy your extra hour!